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John Dobbs Figurative Paintings

American, 1931-1911

John Dobbs had many solo shows at galleries, universities and museums. His work was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Butler Institute of American Art in Ohio, and Salon Populiste in Paris. Dobbs’ paintings are part of the permanent collections of the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC; the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey; the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York; the Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio and the Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Massachusetts. From 1972–96, Dobbs was a professor of art at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York. He was a member of the National Academy of Design, to which he was elected in 1976.

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Artist: John Dobbs
Play at The Plate, Sporting Scene
Play at The Plate, Sporting Scene

Play at The Plate, Sporting Scene

By John Dobbs

Located in Surfside, FL

John Barnes Dobbs, a determinedly figurative painter who launched his career in the 1950s against the prevailing winds of Abstract Expressionism, lived to see a time when Realism wou...

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Shot on Goal, Sporting Scene
Shot on Goal, Sporting Scene

Shot on Goal, Sporting Scene

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John Barnes Dobbs, a determinedly figurative painter who launched his career in the 1950s against the prevailing winds of Abstract Expressionism, lived to see a time when Realism wou...

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20th Century John Dobbs Figurative Paintings

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